This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Introduction > Political Science – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A minister in a State is individually responsible to the A) Legislature. B) President. C) Governor. D) Chief Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governor. 2. Ministers in a State get salaries as determined by A) The Constitution. B) Parliament. C) State Legislature. D) The Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State Legislature. 3. Who among the following is considered to be the custodian of the nation's Finances? A) Reserve Bank of India. B) Prime Minister. C) Finance Minister. D) Comptroller & Governor General of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finance Minister. 4. Who is the present chief Election Commission of India? A) M S Gill. B) S Y Quereshi. C) Navin Chawla. D) V S Sampat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S Y Quereshi. 5. Which one of the following items/Subjects belongs to the Concurrent list of the VIIth Schedule of the Indian Constitution? A) Public Health and Sanitation. B) Forests. C) Stock Exchanges. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forests. 6. Which Judge of the Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to be impeached? A) Justice HR Khanna. B) Justice M Hidyatullah. C) Justice AN Grover. D) Justice Ramaswami. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Justice Ramaswami. 7. How many High Courts in India have Jurisdiction over more than one state (Union Territories not included)? A) Five. B) Three. C) Four. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 8. The maximum permissible period between two session of a State Legislative Assembly is A) A year. B) Six months. C) Three months. D) Indefinite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Six months. 9. The parliament can legislate on the subject in the state list A) If the President issues an order authorizing it to do so. B) If the Supreme Court of India gives authority to the Parliament of India in this regard. C) If the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third of its to legislate on a state matter in the national interest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third of its to legislate on a state matter in the national interest. 10. The name of the union given in the Constitution is A) Hindustan or Bharatavarsha. B) Bharatadesh or India. C) India or Hindustan. D) India or Bharat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India or Bharat. 11. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution on the the recommendation of A) Administrative Reform Commission. B) Santhanam Commission. C) Swaran Singh Commission. D) Shah Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swaran Singh Commission. 12. Which is the first country in the world guarnteed right to information? A) America. B) France. C) England. D) Sweeden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweeden. 13. The conditions of service and tenure of the chief Election Commissioner is prescribed by A) The Constitution. B) Government. C) The President. D) The Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Parliament. 14. Which of the following was ceded by the French to India? A) Dadra and Nagar Haveli. B) Daman and Diu. C) Karaikal and Mahe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karaikal and Mahe. 15. Which one among the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India? A) The Supreme Court. B) The Parliament. C) The Union Cabinet. D) The Law Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Law Commission. 16. The word "Politburo" is used for the executive committee of communist political parties. This term has originate from which of the following countries? A) USSR. B) Germany. C) Poland. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 17. The concept of political sovereignty was advocated by A) Austin. B) Plato. C) John Locke. D) Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rousseau. 18. The president can assign any of the functions of the union government to the state government A) In consultation with the state governor. B) In consultation with the chief justice of India. C) In consultation with the government of the state. D) In his discretion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In consultation with the government of the state. 19. ..... is the best example of direct democracy in India. A) Block Samiti. B) Zila Parishad. C) Gram Sabha. D) Gram Panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram Sabha. 20. Who was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly of India? A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. C) K.M. Munshi. D) Sir B.N. Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sir B.N. Rao. 21. Which of the following is a feature to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation? A) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution. B) Three Lists in the constitution. C) A singe citizenship. D) Dual judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution. 22. Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats? A) Sales tax. B) Professional tax. C) Levy duties. D) Income tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Levy duties. 23. The Objectives Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on A) 22nd January 1947. B) 26th November 1946. C) 1st October 1948. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22nd January 1947. 24. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is A) A sovereign, socialist and democratic republic. B) A sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. C) A sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society. D) A socialist, secular and democratic republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. 25. The Constituent Assembly of Indian was set up under the A) Cripps proposals. B) Mountbatten plan. C) Cabinet Mission plan. D) Simon Commission proposals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabinet Mission plan. 26. Form which one of these constitution has the idea pf Preamble been borrowed by the Constitution of India? A) US Constitution. B) Italian Constitution. C) Canadian Constitution. D) French Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) US Constitution. 27. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the preamble to the Indian Constitution? A) The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976. B) The 44th Amendment Act, 1979. C) The 38th Amendment Act, 1975. D) The 40th Amendment Act, 1976. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976. 28. Which State enjoys the distinction of being the first linguistic state of India? A) Kerala. B) Tamil Nadu. C) West Bengal. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh. 29. 7, Race Course Road, the official residence of Indian Prime Minister is commonly known as .....? A) PM Niwas. B) Panchavati. C) Chitrakoot. D) Anugraha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panchavati. 30. Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is not a Fundamental Duty? A) To vote in public elections. B) To develop a scientific temper. C) To safeguard public property. D) To abide by the constitution and respect its ideals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To vote in public elections. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Science Quiz 1Political Science Quiz 2Political Science Quiz 3Political Science Quiz 4Political Science Quiz 5Political Science Quiz 6Political Science Quiz 7Political Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books